Received pronunciation (74%), Northern Irish (70%) and Southern Irish (70%) rounded off the top four.

On the other end of the scale Birmingham proved to be the least recognisable, with just 31% of users able to correctly identify the Brummie accent.

The Lancashire accent also caused contestants problems, with only 36% able to identify it.

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Here’s the full list:

Glasgow 77%

RP 74%

Estuary 70%

Southern Irish 70%

Northern Irish 70%

Edinburgh 66%

Cockney 61%

Newcastle 60%

Liverpool 57%

Cornish 57%

Yorkshire 56%

Welsh 55%

Somerset 53%

Lancashire 36%

Birmingham 31%

A spokesperson said: “We originally decided to create the map because we were inspired by the fact there are 56 recognised accents across the UK and Ireland, and we wanted to put together something that not only explores a good range of these very different dialects, but also doubles up as a nice education piece.”